The urobiome of continent adult women: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterise the bladder microbiota of continent adult women.

Design

Cross-sectional study of adult women who contributed catheterised urine samples, completed validated symptom questionnaires, and provided demographic data.

Setting

US academic medical centre.

Population

Well-characterised continent adult women.

Methods

Participants contributed symptoms questionnaires, demographic data, and catheterised urine samples that were analysed by enhanced urine culture methodology and 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

Main outcome measures

Associations between demographics and microbial community state structures (urotypes, defined by the dominant taxon of each specimen).

Results

The bladder microbiota (urobiome) of a control group of 224 cont

SUBMITTER: Price TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7197444 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature